1 / 11

Making the Most of Your Publisher Search Process: A Publisher Perspective

Making the Most of Your Publisher Search Process: A Publisher Perspective. April 18, 2019 Chris Reid Executive Publisher Oxford University Press Christopher.reid@oup.com. Outline. In this presentation, we will review: How publishers determine whether to bid or not

brone
Download Presentation

Making the Most of Your Publisher Search Process: A Publisher Perspective

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Making the Most of Your Publisher Search Process:A Publisher Perspective April 18, 2019Chris Reid Executive PublisherOxford University Press Christopher.reid@oup.com

  2. Outline In this presentation, we will review: • How publishers determine whether to bid or not • Steps involved when a publisher receives an RFP • Timings for bids Conflict of Interest Statement: I’m an employee of Oxford University Press, and my presentation is based on our experience with the RFP process.

  3. External RFP Received: Review Decision

  4. External RFP Received: Quality Metrics Reputation Delegates Potential

  5. External RFP Received: Publisher Added Value Can we add value? • Editorial Strategy • Sales and Reach • Marketing • Production • Digital • Finances • Managing complexity

  6. External RFP Received: RFP Detail How detailed is the RFP? • Are the following included: • Full financial information • What is the driver behind the RFP? • Is all relevant information included? • Are all society “must haves” included? • Avoiding the “unknown unknowns” • Particularly those with financial implications

  7. External RFP Received: Compliance/ Due Diligence • Ethical considerations • Reputational considerations • Initial due diligence

  8. Publisher Bid Process

  9. External RFP Timings Headline: The more time the better! January 2021 Start Date

  10. Internal RFP Timings • Same as external but: • Be clear with your publisher about plans • Check your contract • Try to avoid surprises/ be transparent Transfer Code of Practice: https://www.niso.org/publications/rp-24-2019-transfer

  11. Take Away: Publisher’s Perspective • Open, responsive, communication • Be clear in your expectations and priorities • More detail is better • Have a realistic timeline • Use an attorney experienced in publishing I’ll be at the CSE Meeting in Columbus, from 5th – 7th and happy to discuss anything addressed here further.

More Related